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Strategic Sufficiency Is Not Enough

Joe Buff0 Comments

In an August 23, 2024, webinar, Col. (Ret.) Curtis McGiffin and Adam Lowther, PhD, introduced the concept of “dynamic parity” as nuclear strategy for the next presidential administration. Their approach…

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Weekend Gouge – November 8, 2024

GSR Staff0 Comments

What to know for the weekend: Reports The Only Nuclear Deterrence Strategy America Needs. Dynamic Parity by Curtis McGiffin and Adam Lowther https://thinkdeterrence.com/dynamic-parity/ The latest ICBM EAR Report by Peter…

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Reflections on America’s Cold Warrior

James McCue0 Comments

America’s Cold Warrior is a biography of Paul Nitze’s professional life. For those not deeply steeped in this man’s career, he was a “stalwart of the arms control community” and…

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Is America’s Foreign Policy Incoherent?

Michael Fincher0 Comments

American history is imbued with a long-standing skepticism of intervention and long-term commitments that began with George Washington’s farewell address. While there is wisdom in this view, it is even…

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America’s Downward Slide

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In a recent Foreign Affairs article, Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates writes, The United States now confronts graver threats to its security than it has in decades, perhaps ever.…

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Why Nuclear Weapons Abolition Will Kill Millions (Again)

Kirk Fansher2 Comments

Einstein once said that he did not know how World War III would be fought, but World War IV would be fought with sticks and stones. Nuclear abolitionists, in their…

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The US Is Undermining Deterrence with Iran

Kirk Fansher1 Comment

It is naïve to classify Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis as terrorist organizations, simply because they use terror tactics. They are Iranian “irregular forces” and an extension of the Islamic…

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Global Security Review 2023 Article Compendium

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The "Global Security Review 2023 Compendium" is a comprehensive collection of articles addressing key issues in global security. It includes analysis on topics like American strategic posture, space deterrence, challenges…

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Why SECDEF Austin’s Secret Hospitalization Really Mattered

Curtis McGiffin & Adam Lowther1 Comment

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s recent hospitalization and revelations that key Pentagon and White House leaders, including President Biden, were unaware of his “incapacitation” for five days is concerning. The…

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The Operational Logic of Nuclear Weapons Use by an Adversary

Bradley Gericke1 Comment

The employment of nuclear weapons by adversaries of the United States is, logically, not only a possibility, but a likelihood. Americans want deterrence to hold. Decision-makers are obligated to seek…

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Why Congress Should Support Ukraine

Stephen Blank & Peter Huessy0 Comments

Although Congress has adjourned for the holidays, when it returns, its first order of business should be passage of a resolution to provide Ukraine the support it needs to win.…